Pluricelled container



Sept. 4, 1928.

H. A. FEIGELMAN PLURICELLED CONTAINER Filed March 31, 192 7 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR, flevmanflfeic dmcm,

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H. A. FEIGELMAN PLURICELLED CONTAINER l l l H I n I I v INVENTOR,

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H. A. FEIGELMAN PLURICELLED CONTAINER Filed March 31, 192.7 4 Sheets-Sheet INKENTOR fievmunqfcn el-mom 6 Fa Mm (M w Tm E, C wm Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

HERMAN a. monnm, or rnrnnson, nnwmnsnr.

PLURICELLED CON'QAINER,

Application filed March 31, 1927. Serial No: 179,914.

This invention relates to containers and particularly containers of the pluri-celled type formed of one piece of stiff sheet material, as\pasteboard.- The underlying object is to provide a pluri-celled container which easel-fashion,

the invention may take in carrying out the named underl in object, and in connection ill dill

therewith I may riefly remark that in the simplest or first two forms to be explained the blank used has opposite tongues each, when'the corres onding edge portions are bent toward eac other, to "enter and be caught in a common slit in the intermediate part of the blank, so that two cells are formed thereby, the blank having provision for the closing of one or both ends of each cell where such is r uired, and the tongues being shaped to a ord as to their protruding portions'an easel-support if the container is to be arranged for dlsplay in upstanding position; and that in the other three forms, without otherwise altering the blank so far as the formation of the said two cells is concerned, the tongues enter individual slits, so that provision is thus made for spacing the cells, the intervening space being adapted to be put to some useful purpose, as in the display of advertising matter or the forming of a third cell. Preferably the bending to term the mentioned two cells is in angular bends.

Figs. 1, 2,8, land illustrate one form of the invention, respectively being a trout elevation, a rear elevation and sectional views on lines M and ot' the completed container and a plan of the blank;

Figs. 6, Y, 8, 9 and ill illustrate another term, res actively being a front rear, top and side e evation or the completed container and a plan of the blank;

Figs. ll, 12, 13, 14, and 16 illustrate an other form, respectively being a front, rear, side and top elevation of the completed con= tainer and plans of the main and auxiliary blanks forming it;

' closing one tainer there may be Figs. 17 18, and 19 illustrate another form, respectively being a ,front elevation and top plan of the completed container and a plan of the blank; Q Figs. 20, 21 22 and23 illustrate another form, respectively being a front elevation and a section on line 21 of Fig. of the completed container and plans of the main and aux liary blanks forming it; and

F gs. 24, 25 26 and 27 are respcctivelytwo vertical sectional views in planes at right angles to each other and a horizontal sectional view of a container-end construction and a plan of the blank used therein.

In each form a pluri-celled container is produced by bending a blank of stid sheet material on parallel lines, between which is what I. term the panel, and bending each win latoral of the panel on lines parallel wit the first lines, and finally loclnn the wings to the panel by engaging each 0 .them in a slit therein. The bends formed are in the examples shown of angular type Parts of the blank may be used to close the ends of the cells.

Figs. 1 to 5: In Fi 5 the first two lines of bending are indicate at l, the panel between them at 2, the wings at 3, and the lines of bending the wings at 4, while 5 indicates a slit in the panel and 4' a tongue or projection of each win to engage in such slit. For

here the bottom) end of the cona flap 6 projecting from one end of the panel and, upon bending it 'on the lines 6, this may be introduced into the container in the manner shown in as to form a (bottom) end wall 6 and a false (bottom) end wall 6", it being split as shown. to form twin flaps or so as to straddle the portions d of the wings, which form a laminated-wall partition'(l "ig. t i l or closing the other (here the top) end? I tamer there may be a flap l projecting from the panel and, upon bending it on the line 7, this may be introduced into the contalner as shown in Fig. 3 so as to form a (top) end wall 7, it'being split to straddle the portions d of the wings; and if a false top is desired each wing bent on lines 8 and introduced into each cell in the manner shown in Fig. 3, thus forming a false (top) end wall 8. The false (top may have a flap 8 to be Fig. 3 so ot the conand bottom) end walls reinforce the end portions of the container, especially against the pressure of the contents. In use this form of the container stands upright, wherefore the tongues 4' may be developed to form an easel support (Fig. 3). The articles forming the contents, being stacked in each cell, may be removed from the bottom thereof through a front opening 9, having a flexible retainer ;"11 being a back finger opening for ejecting the contents at opening 9. There may be ears 12 on .the'wings to serve in the closing of the ends of each cell.

Figs. 6 to 10: In this form the container is intended to rest on its side. The first two lines of bending, the panel, the wings, the lines of bending the wings and the slit are respectively indicated at 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. In order that the tongues which enter the slit 17 may in this form be adapted to form an easel support they are formed as follows: One tongue, 19, is plain, with two lateral ears 19; the other, 20, is about 'the width of the wing from which it projects,

has opposite" slits separating it from the wing except at the middle andeach formed 1 with a rebend' producing an ear 20 and has the obliqueslits 20, and to be folded on lines 20 at right angles to the lines 13 and 16 at the bases of said ears. When each cell is formed, by bending on the lines 13 and 16, the locking of the wings 15 to the panel 14 is accomplished by passing each tongue through the slit 17 (first folding extremities 20 back flat upon the tongue and on lines 20), and an easel support is then formed by shifting the extremities of tongue is further adapted 20 into perpendicular relation to the panel (Figs. 8 and 9) and then entering the ears 19" of tongue 19 in the slits 20 of such extremities. The container ends may be closed by the twin fia s 21, slitted to accommodate a partition 22 ormed in the same way as in Figs. 1 to 5, and by ears 23 like the described ears 12.

Figs. 11 to 16 If two slits for engagement a}; the tongues are employed the cells will be utilized to form a third cell or for adverf. tising display. Thus in Fig. 15 the panel 24,

, wings 25, tongues 26, flaps 27 and 28 and ears 29 bein all substantially the same as the corresponding parts in Figs. 1 to 5, the panel has two slits 30 for the tongues so that the cells formed will be spaced (Figs. 11 and 14). For forming a cell between these two cells the auxiliary blank shown in Fig. 16 may be used. This is a strip 31 formed with an enlargement 32 having depending ears 32" and also formed with a pair offins 33, and upper and lower pairs of cars 34 and 35. The upper or body part of the strip is arrangedto cover the s ace between the two cells, its fins overlapping them, thus to form a third cell and 6 having its ears 32 fitted into the upper ends separated, and the intervening space mayof the two cells. It is further secured as follows: Having bent the strip on the transverse lines 36 its ears 34 are tucked into the lower ends of the two lateral cells so as to be covered and held in place by the main flaps 27 (Fig. 12) and then the cars 35 thereon are engaged in slits 26 in the tongues. The member formed by this blank is thus held in place at 32;, 33, 34 and 35, and the resulting structure is provided with an easel support as shown in Figs. 13 and 14. In this case the intermediate cell is open at the top and strip.

from Wing 43 of the blank projecting from one of the two sides of the panel not occupied by the opposite wings 38. When the two side cells have been formed as in Figs. 11 to 16. v

the wing 43 is bent on the transverse lines 44 so as to form a top and a front wall for the intermediate cell and it is also bent on the lines 45 so as to form side walls for such cell, and the tongues 46 which project laterally from wing 43 are extended throughthe slits 42, and they and the tongues 39 are then made to diverge (Fig. 18) so that they will form an easel support. To close the bottom of the intermediate cell there may be another flap 47 corresponding to the flaps 40 to be bent and tucked in to form such bottom the same as they are.

Figs. 20, 21, 22 and 23: This construction presents a modification by which each cell may be divided into upper and lowe comartments. Panel 48, wings 49, tongues 50, aps 51 and 51 and cars 52 are all the same as before but each opening 53 (for displaying the contents of each cell, such appearing also'in all the other forms) is by slitting at '55 left with. the tongue 56 which after the cell has been formed can be bent off horizontally and have its free end engaged in a slit 57 in the panel, so that 56 divides the cell into upper and lower compartments. By providing two slits 58 to receive the tongues 50, the container in this case has the two cells formed by the main blank of Fig. 22 spaced from each other and an intermediate cell may be produced by fitting in place the part formed from the blank shown in Fig.

23. This is a strip 59 adapted to be bent onv the longitudinal parallel lines 60 and having ears 61 at the ends of this (its widened) portion and also adapted to be bent on transverse lines 62. On bending the strip on the lines 60, it may be fitted between the two latlid eral cells formed by the main blank with its cars 61 bent laterally at right angles and tucked under the fla s 51 and 51 when the latter are positione to close the ends of these cells, and it may further be bent on the lines 62 and have lateral ears 63 at the end of its narrower portion engaged in slits in the tongues 50, thus to close the bottom of the intermediate cell thus formed and form aneasel support. The opening 64 in the strip ma also have a tongue 65 to engage a slit 86 in the panel to divide the middle cell into two compartments.

Figs. 24 to 27 show a cell end construction specially designed to resist outward pressure of the contents. Let 67, 68 be the front and back walls and 69 the two side walls of a container (such as each cell in Figs. 1 to 5 forms for example). Walls 69 have end ears 70 which in forming the end construction are bent inward as best seen in Fig,j26. Wall 67 has a T-shaped extension 71 adapted to be bent on a transverse line 67 to cover the thus-positioned ears 7 0 (Fig. 25), the ears of which extension are marked 7 2. The extension is also ada ted to be bent on another transverse line 1 and again on lines 72 to bring its said ears within the container end and so as to lie in face to face relation to walls 69 and hooked over cars 70.. This is accomplished at the time 68, 69 and 7 0 are bent into pOSitiOD. to form walls of the container. the ears 72 are hooked over the ears 70 (hi. 25) that portion of 71 which now torms in outer end wall of the container is locked by them against outward displacement.

In all the forms there is a pluri-celled container including a blank of stid sheet material having its intermediate portion a flat panel and its extremities (4, for example) on opposite sides of the panel bent first toward each other and then toward the panel to form cells and each having a penetrating interlocking en agement (by a 'penetrating 5, for example with the panel, the extremities projecting to form an easel support when theTzontainer is arranged with the panel in upstanding position and flaps extend from the blank so as to d to e arrange be tucked into, and close ends oi the cells;

in the third, fourth and fifth forms the cells have a space between them three sides of which are formed by said cells and the panel and the container includes a portion oi stiff sheet material interlocked with said blank and arranged in bridging relation to and. forming a fourth side (413 for example), such portion in two of these three forms being bent around a third side of the panel into opposition to its other face and being interlocked with the blank at both faces of the panel.

7 Having thus fully described my invention, what it claim is:

blank including 1. A pluri-c'elled container including a blank of stiff sheet material having its intermediate portion a fiat panel and portions directly opposite each other and forming its extremities and arranged on opposite sides of the panel bent first toward each other and then toward the panel to form cells and each having a penetrating interlocking engagement with the panel.

2. A pluri-celled container including a blank 'of stiff sheet material having its intermediate portion a flat panel and edge portions on opposite sides of the panel bent first toward each other at. the same face of the panel and then toward the panel to form the cells and each having a penetrating interlocking engagement with the panel, said container being adapted to rest with the panel in upstanding posltion and said extremities projecting from the other face of the panel and forming an easel support.

3. A pluri-celled container including a blank of stifi sheet material having its intermediate portion a fiat panel and its extremities on opposite sides of the panel bent first toward each other and then toward the panel to form cells and each having a penetrating interlocking engagement with the panel, said and respectively arranged to be tucked into and close endsof the cells.

4. A. pluri-celled container including a blank of stifl sheet material having its intermediate'portion a flat panel and edge portions on opposite sides of the panel bent first toward each otherat the same face of the flaps extending therefrom panel and then toward the panel to form the cells and each having a penetrating interlocking engagement with the panel, the portions of said extremities which are bent toward the panel having aspace between them as to which said portions and the intervening part of the panel togetherlform three sides thereof and said container including a portion of stilt sheet'material interlocked with said blank and arranged in bridging relation to and forming a fourth sideof said space. i

5. A pluri-celled container including a blank of stid sheet material having its intermediate portion a fiat panel and edge portions on opposite sides of the panel bent first toward each other at the same face of the panel and then toward the panel to form the cells and each having a penetratlng lnterlocking engagement with the panel, the portions of said extremities which are bent toward the panel having a space between them as to which said portions and the intervening part of the panel together form three sides thereof and said tion of stifi sheet material arranged in brldging relation to and forming a fourth s1de of said space and bent around a third side of the panel into opposition to its other face an container'including a pen and the opposite wall thus forming a fifth side to said space and being interlocked with said blank at both faces of the panel. K a

6. A four-walled container formed of bent -still? sheet material, onewall having a tongue formed therein by slitting the material and such tongue bent oil into a position in angular relation to said wall to partition the space of the container into two compartments having a slit receiving the free end of the tongue and thereby holding the ton me in said position.

7. An end construction for a rectangular container formed of bent stifi sheet material including, with four walls encompassing the space of the container, ears projecting toward each other from two of said walls which are opposite each other and an extension extending from a third one of said walls and reaching around said ears and tucked into said space, said extension having lateral ears at its tucked-in extremity projectin toward the third wall and hooked over the rst ears. 8. A container formed of a blank of, stiff sheet material and having a flat panel and the extremity of the blank at one margin of such panel bent first toward its extremity at the opposite margin of the panel and then toward the anel to form with the adjoinin face thereof a cell and having in the pane a slit substantially parallel with the line of the latter bend and also having the former extremity penetrating the slit, said container being adapted to rest with the panel upright and said former extremity projecting from the other face of the panel and forming an easel support.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HERMAN A. FEIGELMAN. 

